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do nursing homes take your ssi benfits for short term patients
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I am a single parent and I am my sons caregiver. My 19 year old son has been a c-4 ,c-5 quadriplegic for 4 years now...
caregiver222May 09, 2012
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help me understand how someone, while legally blind in one eye, the other is corrected to 20/30 but she says she can'...
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I look after my grandparents and have began using a site called www.curahq.com to organize my family and friends who ...
Thfc34May 07, 2012
garrettandelsasmomMay 02, 2012
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There are electric dispensers, but the simplest is to purchase four of the ones that hold a week's supply and load th...
If you have a loved one in a rehabilitation facility of nursing home is is a good idea to have them sign a medical pr...
"Speedrail" has been around a long time and is a system of metal components to create an an instant bannister or hand...
caregiver222May 03, 2012
garrettandelsasmomMay 02, 2012
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I was tasked with assisting two elderly people who had great difficulty walking and had an apartment that had long ha...
garrettandelsasmomMay 02, 2012
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What are the limitations after the 6 wk. recovery period
My husband has had an AVM & surgery for subarachnoid hemorrhage. Now DX states: right parietal encephalomalacia with ...
caregiver222Mar 26, 2012
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Hi my name is jana. I have a friend who blood sugar is never below 500. She is a senior on fixed income and cant affo...
29sillygirlMar 25, 2012
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How would you safely reduce or withdraw low dose Seroquel from an elderly person?
caregiver222Mar 19, 2012
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My elderly mother is on about 10 different drugs and she's always forgetting when to take what pills on what days. Fo...
caregiver222Mar 14, 2012
specialmomMar 11, 2012
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It has been a long road so far with my mom, to watch her in the last 6 years go from being a strong lady and my mom t...
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This is a big topic and I will only say a few words at present. To begin with the so-called "rental" wheelchairs, pro...
caregiver222Feb 04, 2012
garrettandelsasmomJan 11, 2012
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One of the common problems in caring for an elderly person is to prevent them from tripping. Visiting nurse sent over...
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how to care for ederly senior, diaper rash, & sores
Has skin irreatations...
heartfluttersflyawayplzJan 13, 2012
TuckamoreNov 20, 2011
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If a person is in hospice care, are there any profit or non profit hospice providers whose mission it is to provide ...
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